Having a problem with your motor vehicle is basic, because unfortunately recent automobiles are more and more complex and consequently subject to more and more possible breakdowns. In this article we’re going to try to help you to fix an injection problem on your Opel Mokka X . This is a problem that is specially irritating because it can ultimately bring your car to non starting or broken engine. To do this, first we will see how injection functions, then, what are the different problems that can exist on a Opel Mokka X injectors , and finally, how to fix them.
What is the purpose of the injection of a Opel Mokka X?
So we commence our content page by promptly explaining how an injection system functions so that you have all the info you need to figure out the failures affiliated with it. < br>
The injection system of a Opel Mokka X manages the fuel intake into the engine , it replaces the old carburettors. It has the benefit to be far more precise and to come, under pressure, to release the fuel in the engine. The injection pump takes care of pressurizing the fuel and transferring it to the injectors, and the injectors will discharge the fuel in the form of micro-drops into the cylinders of your Opel Mokka X. The benefit of fuel injection is to have a much more precise dosage than a carburettor and to enable a better air/fuel mixture and consequently a better combustion.
What are the different injection problems on Opel Mokka X?
Now in this second part, we are going to discover the different injection problems and their signs of illness that you may come across on your Opel Mokka X .
Injection pump problems Opel Mokka X
To start, we will see the injection pump problems on your Opel Mokka X, there are not many of them, they are quite often chronic but we will detail them down below:
- Electronic problem of the high pressure pump: If you have an electronic problem, the pressure in your injection system may be too high or too low which will cause a bad air/fuel mixture and consequently a bad combustion and thus alter the behavior of the engine of your Opel Mokka X.
- Leakage from the injection pump of your Opel Mokka X: If you have a significant leakage problem, the end result will be much the same as if you have a lack of pressure, you will not have enough pressure and consequently the combustion of your fuel will not be good
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Regarding the results and signs of illness of a fuel pump problem on a Opel Mokka X , you will certainly feel, a lack of power, your engine grazing, dark smoke emissions…
Injectors problems Opel Mokka X
Now we move on to the injector problems on Opel Mokka X . Injectors are the end of your injection system, here are the different problems you may encounter:
- Dirty Opel Mokka X injectors: This can happen due to poor fuel quality, they will let less fuel through or more if they are entirely clogged. So you will potentially have one or more cylinders that are not working properly.
- Leaky Opel Mokka X injector: It’s quite often at the high pressure seals that an injector can leak, it can also, more rarely, be cracked or broken.
- Injector Opel Mokka X HS: This is the case when your injectors are entirely clogged or when you have an electronic problem, it will not let anything go.
Concerning the signs of illness of injector problems on your Opel Mokka X it is about the same as for a defective injection pump. You may encounter problems with starting, throttle response, power loss, and smoke emission.
How to fix an injection problem on a Opel Mokka X?
To end our content page on the injection problems on Opel Mokka X , we will try to give you the solutions that exist to fix these problems.
If after a precise analysis it’s your injection pump that is the source of your problems, it will unfortunately be very complicated to intervene on the trouble without replacing the part, this change quite often goes with the replacement of the injectors, and in some cases the tank, it will take between 2000 and 3000 euros for the whole, try to get several diagnostics and estimates before starting any repair.
Regarding a problem with an injector there are different solutions based on your concerns, here they are:
- Dirty injector: You can clean the injectors of your Opel Mokka X, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on this subject to get the procedure. If it doesn’t work, you will have to replace them.
- Leaky injector: The change and the purchase of a joint kit will only cost you a few tens of euros, but you still need to be able to change it, do not think twice to seek advice from our content page on the injectors that leak on Opel Mokka X, to have all the solutions available to you.
- Injector HS: Finally, last solution, your injector is damaged or doesn’t work anymore, in general, the replacement of an injector costs around 500 euros labor included.
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